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The Northern Automotive Alliance (NAA) has led a comprehensive consultation workshop on the Government’s Industrial Strategy Green Paper. Over 30 companies and organisations attended the workshop, including large OEMs, SMEs, suppliers, micro-companies, universities, BEIS and LEPs, to give their input into the Green Paper. The top three priorities that emerged from the consultation are: Skills […]

Time is running out to exhibit at some key events with the NAA; sign-up for our visit to Cummins Turbo Technologies; new funding for the NAA in Leeds; do you want to help influence future government strategy about the automotive sector?; and what the Apprenticeship Levy can do for you… Where are you exhibiting in […]

If you attended the NAA’s recent Electric Vehicle Supply Chain Programme, hosted in conjunction with the Advanced Propulsion Centre, then you will have met Catherine Hutt; if you missed the event, this is your chance to find out more about Catherine… Name Catherine Hutt Company EQ + iQ Position Director Apart from that Women in […]

NAA welcomes new member BasePower, an award-winning combined heat and power (CHP) developer; the company has joined the NAA to bring smart energy use and carbon reduction to the automotive industry… Automotive manufacturing is characterised by high energy use in a tough competitive environment with very strong buyer power. The lower pound and delayed investment […]

On 23 March the NAA led a comprehensive consultation workshop on the Government’s Industrial Strategy green paper. Over 30 companies and organisations attended the workshop, from large OEMs, SMEs, suppliers and micro companies, to Universities and LEPs, to give their input into the Green Paper… Michael Straughan, Chairman of the NAA, explained how welcome the […]